Red Barn Ranch Pumpkin Patch: Family Fun
2023 Edition
Red Barn Ranch in Harrisonville is a wonderful agritourism attraction offering family-friendly farm fun for all ages!
Matt Moreland, the owner, is a fourth-generation farmer with a passion for agriculture and teaching the community about farming. You'll see his love for farming woven throughout the creative designs and attractions at Red Barn Ranch.
There are many features that make Red Barn Ranch a truly unique experience, but one of the most notable is that all of the attractions were custom created by Matt using 100% repurposed farm equipment. As children play on the slides and swings, they are curious about the materials used to make them and often ask questions - questions that lead to learning. The swing set was built using a center pivot irrigator, there are many tractors on the property for kids to explore, the corn crib was built with slides from old cattle troughs, and one of the biggest slides is built on the side of a silo... each of these fun play features opens up curiosity which leads to education.
One of Matt's dreams, when he created Red Barn Ranch, was that visitors would feel nostalgic and experience what they imagined grandpa's farm to be like - even if they never saw their family farms firsthand.
What to know about Red Barn Ranch 2023:
- Red Barn Ranch is open Friday (1-6 pm), Saturday (10 am-7 pm), and Sunday (10 am-5 pm) thru Halloween.
- Educational field trips are offered during the week.
- Admission includes barrel train rides, a wagon ride (complete with a slingshot experience where you launch animal feed in the fields for cows), a real pumpkin patch, play spaces, animals, pumpkin painting, yard games, a corn crib, and more.
- Bring money to feed animals in the petting zoo, and purchase pumpkins, souvenirs, and food.
- You may bring your own picnic.
- On weekends enjoy live entertainment and food trucks. On Oct. 21 there will be craft vendors.
- The facility hosts birthday parties, corporate events, and weddings.
Our Pumpkin Patch Tips:
- Wear layers. It is often chilly early or late in the day but can warm up as the sun shines around noon.
- Wear comfy shoes for playing on a farm. Tennis shoes, rubber boots, or farm boots work.
- Remember sunglasses and sunscreen.
- Take photos!
- Come rested. Plan your visit around nap times.
- We usually spend half to full day playing at Red Barn Ranch.
So, what is a visitor to expect at Red Barn Ranch?
A REAL Pumpkin Patch:
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Super Cool Play Areas:
The play areas, slides, and corn crib are all built using REAL farm equipment! Kids slide down a cow feeding trough into the corn pit, and the swingset and slides are made using farm equipment - everything is custom built by Matt Moreland specifically for Red Barn Ranch. You won't find anything like this anywhere else - it's all truly one-of-a-kind and farm-inspired! The kids loved painting pumpkins, launching corn at a target, playing in the corn crib, many farm slides, and the GIANT swingset!
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Pedal Tractors and REAL Tractors for a Photo Op:
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Many Farm Animals:
The property is home to goats, sheep, pigs, alpacas, a highland calf, a donkey, and chickens. You'll only find farm animals here.
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Sling Shot Shooter Wagon:
Visitors ride on a tractor pulled wagon as they sling-shot animal feed at targets in the field. This is so creative and fun!
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A Real Corn Maze:
This maze is included with admission. You won't get a map - you explore the maze at your own risk. This maze takes about twenty minutes to complete - ideal for families with children.
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Many Fall Fun Photo Ops:
Old farm trucks, decorative haybales, a barn scene where you can recreate the American Gothic painting scene, and the traditional cut-out photo ops are a few fun scenes you'll find at Red Barn Ranch.
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A Nature Trail:
This trail leads to many delightful surprises including more play areas and photo ops!
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A Sunflower Field:
This is a favorite fall photo op:
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Gift Shop:
You may purchase locally made products including jewelry, home decor, toys, food products, mums, and wine. I was impressed by the affordability of the products in this shop.
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On Saturdays & Sundays Vendors, Food Trucks and Live Entertainment:
Come out to shop, eat some BBQ, apple cider donuts, kettle corn and Shivers. Face painters, balloon artists, caricatures, and more for the kids. Enjoy live music and entertainment! Musicians and entertainers perform on a stage built out of an old silage wagon.
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